Endpoints

Current Weather

The main endpoint for retrieving current weather data for any location.

GET https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather

Query Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description	Example
q	Yes (or lat/lon)	City name	q=London
lat	Alternative to q	Latitude coordinate	lat=51.51
lon	Alternative to q	Longitude coordinate	lon=-0.13
appid	Yes	Your API key	appid=abc123
units	No	Temperature unit	units=metric
lang	No	Response language	lang=en

Units

Value	Temperature	Wind Speed
standard	Kelvin	m/s
metric	Celsius	m/s
imperial	Fahrenheit	mph

Example Request

https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather
  ?q=Prague
  &appid=YOUR_API_KEY
  &units=metric

Tip

Use metric for Celsius or imperial for Fahrenheit. If you leave units out, temperatures default to Kelvin.